Zanesville, Illinois
Unincorporated community in Illinois, United States
39°19′20″N 89°39′11″W / 39.32222°N 89.65306°W / 39.32222; -89.65306Zanesville is an unincorporated community in Zanesville Township, Montgomery County, Illinois, United States. Zanesville is 4.4 miles (7.1 km) west of Raymond. The community was established around 1828; it was originally named Leesburg after founder George Brewer's merchant friend Robert E. Lee. Settlers from Zanesville, Ohio changed the name to Zanesville. A post office opened in the community on June 26, 1838, under the name Hamlet; its name was changed to Zanesville in 1839.[2]
References
- ^ "Zanesville". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ Callary, Edward (2009). Place Names of Illinois. University of Illinois Press. p. 425.
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Municipalities and communities of Montgomery County, Illinois, United States
County seat: Hillsboro
communities
- Chapman
- Honey Bend
- Van Burensburg
- Zanesville
- Zenobia‡
‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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